Academy Program

MHYSC Academy Programming

MHYSC Academy is now running FULL YEAR U8, U9, U10, U11 and U12 programs!! MHYSC is proud to be taking the initiative in further developing our grassroots elite players by providing a program that will fast track their development. Our full year program is run by our experienced and elite staff that range from UEFA A Licensed to Provincial B Licensed coaches.

What if my child plays other sports? We encourage it. MHYSC Academy recognizes that soccer players & athletes develop best when playing other sports at the grassroots level. Throughout the fall/winter, conflicts with other sports will exist and players will miss training or games which MHYSC Academy understands. What is important is players continue to develop their technical skills throughout the year. The U8-U12 age group is the Golden Age of learning so we want to maximize players' so players need the opportunity of getting great technical training most of the year.

MHYSC Academy Program Curriculum

MHYSC is pleased to announce its new curriculum that once again leads the way in player development by delivering a forward thinking, holistic technical plan that will help all areas of a player's athletic and soccer development.

Quality Training in Quality Facilities with Area Leading Instructors

New ball mastery & Futsal / Free Play street soccer components

New nutritional tracking & counselling

New player evaluation rubric sample

MHYSC Academy Programming FAQ

Street soccer offers players the extra play time they are not getting in their backyards, driveways, parks and basements that allows players to express themselves freely without the fear of making mistakes or affecting an outcome that has any importance. Players are schooled in ball mastery and then encouraged to use futsal skill to improve their ball handling skill, appetite for 1v1 play and general love of the game. Smooth surfaces are a key component to challenging players as they are slicker and require quicker agility and nimble precision over the ball. For more information on the importance of street soccer, futsal and related soccer training, follow the links below.

A. Technical staff have decided to build a program that incorporates all the benefits of strength and agility training while having a ball at the players foot as often as possible. The FIFA 11 warm up will be employed along with very fast paced ball mastery training that will demand quickness, changes of direction and many athletic abilities that work at core strength naturally. Paired with the chosen complimentary sports, the program delivers all the strength, agility and quickness deliverables while keeping players more engaged and aware of their bodies.

At very young ages its important to give exposure to several sports in order to stimulate all core physical functions and to help promote dynamic sociological discovery. The OSA's LTPD promotes physical literacy as one of several cornerstones in the development of a young athlete.

A. In this program setting, we are more sympathetic and understanding of multi-sport experimentation at the U8 level. If you feel you may have a conflict but really want to be part of this program, please speak with one of our Club Competitive Head Coach (Aleks Balta) about expectations. We will be using a sliding scale from U8-U12, with full commitment required at U12. Some scheduling options may exist for your situation.

It is with mixed emotions we inform you that Aleks Balta, our Technical Director is leaving Mount Hamilton to accept an opportunity with Hamilton United as their Technical Director. While we are sad to lose Aleks, we are tremendously happy for him as he continues along the coaching pathway towards his career objectives.

Mount Hamilton is proud of our legacy of development not just with players and officials, but also coaches and staff. We were the first club in Hamilton to have a full-time Club Head Coach and Technical Director when we hired Carl Horton back in 2008, Aleks joined MHYSC in 2015 as our second Club Head Coach and Technical Director after Carl moved on to an opportunity at that time with Ontario Soccer.

During Aleks tenure, MHYSC’s Academy became the premier development environment for talented young soccer players under the ages of 12 in the Hamilton District. A significant number of the players playing OPDL and Regional level soccer with Hamilton United have come from Mount Hamilton.

Aleks’ appointment at Hamilton United is effective November 1, 2019. The next steps are MHYSC will continue to run academy programming in the upcoming fall and winter sessions with our existing coaches. Our board will begin the process of looking for a new Technical Director to replace Aleks immediately.

“On behalf of the Mount Hamilton Youth Soccer Club I would like to thank Aleks Balta for his contribution to our club over the past few years,” said MHYSC President Mark Fonovic. “Aleks’ passion and coaching ability helped develop many young boys and girls as top soccer players in Hamilton.”

“I would like to thank Mount Hamilton Youth Soccer Club for the opportunity to be Technical Director, it’s been a great experience and helped me develop as a coach,” commented Aleks Balta. “To the players I have worked with and families I have met at MHYSC, it’s been a pleasure and I look forward to perhaps working with many of you again.”